Middle English (in the sense ‘make luminous’; formerly also as inlighten): in early use from Old English inlīhtan ‘to shine’; later from en-, in-(as an intensifier) + lighten or the noun light
中世英語(「光り輝かせる」という意味で、以前はinlightenとも):古英語のinlīhtan「輝く」から初期の使用で、後にen-, in- (as an intensifier) + lightenまたは名詞lightから。
enlightenの例文
He enlightened us with his knowledge of the subject.動